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A striking painting by Greek artist Giannēs Gaitēs, titled Display or Onlookers (1974-1975), featuring a crowd of nearly identical, faceless men dressed in red-striped suits, black ties, and red bowler hats. Their monochromatic faces, with simple black slits for eyes, create an eerie sense of conformity and anonymity. The repetition of figures, tightly packed together against a vivid orange background, evokes themes of mass identity, societal uniformity, and depersonalization. The artwork serves as a powerful critique of modern society’s loss of individuality, making it a fitting visual metaphor for bureaucratic Europe’s political and economic stagnation

Munich 2025: Europe’s never-ending identity crisis

The word “Munich” evokes grim European memories: Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch (1923), the 1938 Agreement that fed Central Europe to the wolves, and the 1972 Olympic massacre. Now, another fateful gathering looms

A man in a suit holds an iron with a yellow star imprinted on its soleplate, pressing it onto an EU flag. The image symbolizes efforts to “fix” or “smooth out” Europe’s challenges, reflecting ongoing economic and political turmoil

Editorial #4

Europe faces mounting crises, from strategic indecision in Ukraine and the Middle East to economic stagnation and political turmoil in France. Can the continent adapt to an increasingly unstable global landscape?